patraeus resigns days after his boss won re-election but president obama accepted it saying, about patraeus and his wife, holly, "i wish them the very best at this difficult time." >>it's too soon to tell today bt for lack of a better term patraeus is a legend, one of the to get so much credit. >> patraeus was scheduled to testify at house and senate hearings next week on the terrorist attack in september on the american embassy in benghazi, libya, that left four americans dead, including ambassador chris stevens. >> this is really probably the most politically uncomfortable -- leaving aside the stuff with the affair -- on the benghazi question -- the most politically uncomfortable moment the guy has had since he reached the national stage. >> the resignation of the highly decorated former combat commander caught even washington, d.c. off guard. >> the resignation of general patraeus comes on the heels of a new conference where president obama said the majority of americans agree with his approach to averting the so-called fiscal cliff. the deadline for a deal to avert the scenario is janua